Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, with Pre-K Academy At Midland College, which is a part of MIDLAND ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has a regular student population of 832 with a 19.6 students/teacher ratio while Pre-K Academy At Midland College has 68 students and a student-teacher ratio of -2 students/teacher ratio.
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 77 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, Pre-K Academy At Midland College earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted only 80 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
Distinction Designations for Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School and Pre-K Academy At Midland College are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School. They make up for 56.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.29%), African Americans (6.25%), Asians (3.73%), Two or More Races (3.13%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
At Pre-K Academy At Midland College, Hispanics make up 73.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.71%), Whites or Caucasians (10.29%) and Asians (1.47%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 45.67% compared to 83.82% at Pre-K Academy At Midland College.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.57% of its student population compared to 23.53% at Pre-K Academy At Midland College.
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.82% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 6.97% students. Pre-K Academy At Midland College has no gifted and talented student, while 11.76% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 20.59% students.
42 teachers employed at Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The zero teacher at Pre-K Academy At Midland College have been serving the school for an average of 0 years with individual teaching experience averaging 0 years.
Of its teaching staff, Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Pre-K Academy At Midland College no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School has two special education teachers assisted by 12 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Pre-K Academy At Midland College has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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